Opinion & Policy

  Another sad day for our “Coosa County News” with the death of owner/publisher Lewis Scarbrough. As the newspaper is celebrating its thirtieth year in operation we have been reading about the history of “The Coosa County News” and how it has kept our residents in the know of our county happenings. Small county newspapers…

  It takes money, moxie and muscle to defeat an incumbent. If you run against one, you’d better beat them. It happens fewer times than not, but here are eight exceptions to that rule. Susan Dubose defeated Rep. Dickie Drake in House District 45, which encompasses portions of Jefferson and Shelby counties. Dubose is a…

Dear Editor, The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution  was in 1789; this was 223 years ago. If you were a congressman what would you write as a standard for the right to bear arms in 2245 …223 years after your time on earth? Today the president of Ukraine is asking for help from the U.S.…

  In the recent 2022 Alabama U.S. Senate Republican Primary, Katie Britt took 49% of the vote over the 29% showing by Alabama’s U.S. Congressman Mo Brooks, leaving former U.S. Army helicopter pilot Mike Durant with only a 23% showing and now eliminated as a contender. With no one candidate obtaining the required 50% of…

  Unintended consequences vs. intentional consequences. I’ve been thinking about the very stark and scary differences there are between these two concepts. When decisions are made or ideas put into play, the dynamics of life change – but who really knows what changes will actually be made? We all face these decisions every day. Do…

  Well, the primary election is over and Alabamians made some good decisions as they usually do – all on their own. Voters decided that Gov. Kay Ivey is not a part of Communist China and has not done any of the other things she was so ridiculously accused of doing – some downright laughable.…

British General and historian Sir John Bagot Glubb (1897-1987) noted that there is a common pattern befalling the history of major empires, going through seven stages: 1. The age of outburst (or pioneers). 2. The age of conquests. 3. The age of commerce. 4. The age of affluence. 5. The age of intellect. 6. The…

  A friend asked me why I didn’t fully finish my column in the May 20 edition of the paper and, looking back, I guess I didn’t do a good job of bringing it full circle like I said I would. I listed several topics that I said would roll together by the end of…

  So the 2022 Alabama party primaries are behind us, and we can now look back to what happened. We have our party nominees and a number of run-offs that will be decided on June 21. One of the underlying stories from that day was voter turnout. There were predictions by the Alabama secretary of…

  Another GREAT edition of “The Coosa County News” last week! I am loving these 12 page editions. The article on the 30 years of providing news for Coosa County was really interesting, and I just wish more people would understand the importance of having a locally owned and operated newspaper. I hear so many…